Not a rant, just a point!

May 31, 2007

I have a couple of very close and intelligent freinds that keep asking me, "How are you going to stop losing weight once you reach your goal."  Everytime I chuckle and try to explain what the surgery really is and how I could easily not lose weight if I stoped running and eating right, but they dont beleive me.  

I get the impresion that they view GNY as a re-routing of food from your mouth directly out your butt.  They are truly concerned that I am not going to be able to ever stop losing.  And I DO NOT BLAIM THEM. If I hadnt researched it, I would probaly be asking the same question!!

I just feel that the media has done a great disservice to the procedure in giving everyone the impression that not only is this the easy way out, but it is uncontrolable weight loss regardless of what you do.

I dont know about the rest of you, but I am working my butt off to lose weight!! I have never eaten so well and exercised so hard.  Why?  Becasue I beleive this TOOL I have been given will help me keep off the weight if I follow the plan.  Whenever I lost weight before, a little voice in my head would say "How long before I gain it back this time?"  I dont hear that voice anymore.  All I hear is my wife saying "See ya soon" when I walk out the door for a run.  I hear myself saying "No thank you" when I'm offered seconds, and I hear myself beleiving that I can do this because I have hope for long term success.  
But what I dont want to hear anymore is "weight loss is automatic and easy once you have had GNY."

100 pounds gone!!

May 30, 2007

100 pounds are gone forever!!!  I finally lost the last two pounds to get to the 100 pound lost mark.  I feel so much better and when I look at old pics of myself,  I think back to what it was like to be that big and I feel like I am having a dream!!!  I HOPE I NEVER WAKE UP!!!

Food has lost its hold on me and I think more about when I can excersice vrs when I will eat next.  I look forward to a nice cystal light lemonade more than a burger and fries!!  

This expereice can be described as nothing short as a miracle!!  
 

GNY Vrs Fair Food

May 26, 2007

I went to the River Festival in Little Rock today and yesterday.  My wife and kids and I got a hotel room right next to the fair and had a great time.  And of course, the fair food was everywhere!!  Southern style fair food that is!!   I was wondering how I would survive, but there is actually alot of things I could eat that I never thought about before.  I had a curry chiken Kabob for lunch and was going to get boiled crawfish for supper, but I honestly wasnt craving it enough to pay ten bucks for it.  I actually went back to the car and got a protein bar instead!!  My wife and kids had all the usual goodies, but it didnt even phase me.  I guess my food adiction is starting to break!!

When the family went to sleep, I crept back out and watched Montgomery Gentry and sipped a bottle of water.  WIth beer being 5$ a can, this surgery saved me a fortune last night as I just hit the free water stations instead.  

I just hope all goes well with the state fair too!

I'm not very smart.

May 24, 2007

I was at work today and a visitor came in with a friend and when they were ready to leave one of the ladies walked up to the counter and said she lost something and she was leaving me her number in case I found it.  I said "What did you lose?"  SHe said, you will know when you find it.  Not being very smart I asked "What type of object, is it valuable?"  She said, "it could be."  I said, So you dont know what you lost and your not sure if it is valuable?

To that she said "dude, you are really not getting this, are you?"  SHe then set the piece of paper down without writting anything and walked away.  I went and told one of the secrataries what happened and she just laughed at me.  She said, "She was trying to give you her number in case you were interested in her."  

OHHHHHHH!!!!  Well, it doesnt matter because I am happily married but I guess she decided I was so dumb that she wanted nothing to do with me anyway!!! 

In my defense,,,,it has been many years since I was flirted with and I no longer recognize the signs.  

But,,,,,it is pretty funny, isnt it? 

My scale has returned

May 19, 2007

It has been 14 days since my wife took my scale hostage (per my request).  I got it back today and I have lost 9 pounds since my last weigh in.  This means that I am only 3.5 pounds away from a weight loss of 100 pounds!!!!
I told myself that once I lost 100 pounds, the pressrue would be off and I would no longer worry about the scale and jsut focus on exercise and eating a healthy diet.  But, it has all happened so fast that it is surreal.  I dont feel like I have lost even half that.  I mean, I look at the pictures and I can see it, but it just feels like a dream.  Last week on my trip we went to some famous barbequee places and I bought some neat T-shirts because I will be able to wear regural sizes again.  I bought an XL shirt and it "fits" but I want to wait another 10 pounds so it doesnt excentuate my remaining excess.  I will take of picture of me in it when I am wearing it.  Maybe sometime in June....or maybe not.  I could not lose another pound and it would still be worth everything I went through with the surgery.  I would like to lose more,,,,,but, I feel this is already a victory!

Have GNY, will travel

May 15, 2007

I had rny 1/31/07 and this week is my first out of town work trip since that.  I am at the hotel right now and things have been going really well.  The problem with these trips is the food.  We all get together and go out to eat at fancy resturants for networking, etc.  I have been worried about the trip in what I could eat but things are going very well.  What I have been doing is when everyone gets in the car to go out, nobody ever wants to recommend a place.  I just say where I think a good place might be (becasue I did a little research and I know where I can get a healthy meal) and everyone says that sounds fine.  
I have been ordering grilled fish and prawns and eating the right amount.  I also traveled with a guy from work that I found out was a jogger and we have been running everyday after the training.  

I know this sounds silly, but this is a BIG deal for me.  These trainings in cities with all this food has always meant 5-10lbs added at the end of the week.  This maybe the first time I lose on a training!

I want my scale back!!

May 11, 2007

Last week I hadnt lost any weight in several days even though I had been exercising like crazy, getting my protein, water, yadda,yadda, yadda, and of course I know that this is all part of the process.  Well, last week I weighed in and saw I came up a pound and I mentioned it to my wife.  She said, "Well, you havent been doing very good this week with your diet but you will do better next week."  I looked at her with a stunned look and she mentioned how at our 3 year olds birthday part I had a small piece of cake and a few chips.  I told her that was a week ago and I was still within my calories for the day and what did she mean I havent been doing well?  Then I stopped and realized that I was addicted to my scale.  I appologized for my verbal retort and asked her to hide my scale until May 17th. (Our anniversary date).  
But now, I want it back!!!  I am like an addict.  "I can stop anytime I want"  and all the other phrases.  
My wife is VERY strong willed and she will not break until the 17th.  I dont think I can wait that long........ I miss my evil little electronic friend. It has been over a week and I am just curious to see how things are going.  But, my wife won't budge....

Daddy's belly.

May 10, 2007

I was in the kitchen taking a new photo for this website and my 3 year old son was watching me reach up on top of the fridge to place the camera for the picture.  My shirt was lifting up and he walked over and put his hand on my stomach and said "Daddy, where's your belly?  Did it fall off?"

This is by far the best complement I have had so far!! 

I ran a mile!

May 02, 2007

I think the greatest piece of exercise equipment that I have ever bought is a wristwatch heart monitor.  It is just a cheap one that has a chest strap that sends my heart rate to the watch.  You set it based on your age, weight, and desired outcomes for exercise.  When your heart rate drops to low (i.e. you are slacking) it beeps to tell you to speed up and when your rate is to fast, it beeps to tell you to slow down.

Anyway, when I first started to use this all I had to do was walk a normal pace to keep my heart rate where it was supposed to be.  A month later and I had to walk briskly to keep it in the target zone. 

            Well, last night I couldn’t get my heart rate to raise so I started to jog.  I watched closely and slowed down when it got towards the upper end and sped up when it dropped.  Before I knew it, I ran one mile without stopping.  To say this is big for me would be a massive understatement.  I haven’t run a mile for as long as I can remember.

            I would highly recommend using a heart monitor as a means to get the most out of your workouts.  Without the monitor, I tend to slow down and not see results as fast as I should.

Just thought you might like this tip if you don’t use one already!

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